Aztec Weather in May
Aztec in May
The short of it: Aztec in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 78° · low 44° · rain 0.6 in. · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Aztec an average May high of 78°, a low of 44° and some 0.6 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 78°, with nights near 44°. Rain is modest, about 0.6 in., the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-May, 62 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Aztec runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Spencerville, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Aztec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.08 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 34°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpencervilleNew Mexico | 4 mi W | 78° | 44° | 0.6 in. |
| Flora VistaNew Mexico | 5 mi WSW | 78° | 44° | 0.6 in. |
| BloomfieldNew Mexico | 8 mi S | 79° | 45° | 0.6 in. |
| Lee AcresNew Mexico | 9 mi SSW | 79° | 45° | 0.6 in. |
| Cedar HillNew Mexico | 10 mi NE | 77° | 43° | 0.7 in. |
| West HammondNew Mexico | 10 mi SSW | 79° | 45° | 0.6 in. |
| La PlataNew Mexico | 13 mi NW | 77° | 43° | 0.7 in. |
| FarmingtonNew Mexico | 14 mi WSW | 79° | 45° | 0.5 in. |